IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Civil) No.1288 of 2019)
STATE BANK OF INDIA & ORS. APPELLANTS
VERSUS
MANOJ NEGI RESPONDENT
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. Heard Mr. Sanjay Kapur, learned counsel appearing for the
appellant(s) – State Bank of India. The respondent is
represented by Mr. Pawan Bahl, learned counsel.
3. The respondent’s father - Mohan Singh Negi was employed
with the appellant Bank as a Head Messenger. He died in harness
on 31.10.2003. Thereafter, claim for compassionate appointment
was made by the widow of the employee, seeking employment for
her son. However, the competent authority of the Bank rejected
the claim for compassionate appointment on 14.10.2004 (Annexure
P/3).
4. In the Writ Petition filed by the respondent before the
High Court of Uttarakhand, the learned Single Judge while
disposing of the matter on 08.11.2012, directed the appellant
Bank to take a fresh decision on the compassionate appointment
claim of the respondent. The review petition filed by the Bank
was dismissed on 27.12.2012. Thereafter, the Bank preferred
the Special Appeal No. 39 of 2013 to challenge the judgment of
the learned Single Judge.
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5. The Division Bench noted that the case of the respondent
was recommended by the Branch Manager but compassionate
appointment was not given to the respondent. On ...